run afoul of something
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run afoul of something — run afoul of (someone/something) to act in a way not allowed by rules or the law. Rodman ran afoul of the team s rules and was kept out of the next game. He ran afoul of his supervisor, who complained to the mayor about his work … New idioms dictionary
run afoul of someone — run afoul of (someone/something) to act in a way not allowed by rules or the law. Rodman ran afoul of the team s rules and was kept out of the next game. He ran afoul of his supervisor, who complained to the mayor about his work … New idioms dictionary
run afoul of — (someone/something) to act in a way not allowed by rules or the law. Rodman ran afoul of the team s rules and was kept out of the next game. He ran afoul of his supervisor, who complained to the mayor about his work … New idioms dictionary
fall afoul of something — fall afoul of (someone/something) See: run afoul of someone/something … New idioms dictionary
run — runnable, adj. runnability, n. /run/, v., ran, run, running, n., adj. v.i. 1. to go quickly by moving the legs more rapidly than at a walk and in such a manner that for an instant in each step all or both feet are off the ground. 2. to move with… … Universalium
afoul — [[t]əfa͟ʊl[/t]] PHRASE: V inflects, PHR n If you run afoul of someone or something, you do something which causes problems with them. [AM] ...an otherwise law abiding citizen who, if left to his own devices, would never have run afoul of the law … English dictionary
run — I [[t]rʌn[/t]] v. ran, run, run•ning, n. adj. 1) to go quickly by moving the legs more rapidly than at a walk and in such a manner that for an instant in each step all or both feet are off the ground 2) to move or pass quickly 3) to depart… … From formal English to slang
afoul — adverb run /fall afoul of formal especially AmE to cause problems by doing something that is against the rules or that goes against people s beliefs: run afoul of the school authorities … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
afoul — a|foul [əˈfaul] adv run afoul of sb/sth formal to do something that is not allowed or legal, or that is against people s beliefs … Dictionary of contemporary English
run — verb (runs, running, ran ran; past participle run) 1》 move at a speed faster than a walk, never having both or all feet on the ground at the same time. ↘enter or be entered in a race. ↘(of hounds) chase or hunt their quarry. ↘(of a… … English new terms dictionary
